U.S.
Embassy Partners with Pakistani Women’s Rights Activist to Launch 16 Days of
Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign
Dr. Jassim Taqui
DG Al-Bab Institute for Strategic Studies
Islamabad, November
25, 2021: In honor of the International Day for the
Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 Days of Activism against
Gender-based Violence (GBV), the
U.S. government, through the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy
Islamabad, awarded a grant to women’s rights activist and social media
influencer Kanwal Ahmed to produce two documentary short films on gender-based
violence issues facing women in Pakistan.
The 16
Days of Activism campaign will run from November 25 to December 10, and
Ms. Ahmed’s documentary films will premiere on U.S. Embassy Islamabad social
media platforms on November 25 and December 6. Ms. Ahmed’s documentary
films depict GBV victims as well as women who have dedicated their lives to
assisting victims of GBV. GBV continues to be an issue of serious concern
in Pakistan and worldwide. Preventing and responding to all forms of GBV
is a cornerstone of the U.S. government’s commitment to promoting democracy,
advancing human rights, and furthering gender equality and the empowerment of
women and girls, in all their diversity.
Filmmaker
Kanwal Ahmed is the founder of Soul Sisters Pakistan, a women-only online space
with membership from across Pakistan and South Asia, and a YouTube series
“Conversations with Kanwal.” To see Ms. Ahmed’s short films and follow
our social media campaign for the 16 Days of Activism against GBV, please
follow our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages below.
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